Surfboards are for kooks!!!

I've become really stoked on hand planning recently and had a nice session at a low tide river mouth wedge near where I live on Sunday morning. It just seems to simplify surfing so you can have a good time just catching a few waves and not get preoccupied by performance as we all do in one way or another. Bodysurfing is something that has always fascinated me since seeing footage of it in varoius films over the years then when a friend, Karl, told me he was making and surfing handplanes I had to give it ago. You can check out what Karl has been upto on his blog http://cloudsalt.blogspot.com/ or his wepage http://www.karlmackie.com/

My friend Chris and I are making some Cedar hand planes at the moment and can't wait to try them out. If you want check out some hand planes have a look at http://hand-plane.blogspot.com/ or http://www.brownfishhandplanes.com/.

You'll understand the title when you watch this video...

Sunday wasn't quite Hawaiian style but it had me stoked!

who won?

Don't know who won the Boardmasters but I know The Gallows, Seasick Steve and Xavier Rudd rocked Watergate Bay on Friday night!!!

Malcolm Rips

I hooked with Malcom Campbell and UK Bonzer tour instigator Guy Penwarden for an interview last night and a feature will be appearing on Drfit very soon. I got the Guys to talk more about themselves than surfboards to get another angle for the article, also talked about many other things including Taylor Knox's surfing feats on Bonzers and the amazing legacy of the Bonzer design as it reaches it's 40th anniversary.

In the mean time here is some vintage footage of Malcolm on a Bonzer and if you have ever watched much surfing from the seventies then you will know this is cutting edge surfing for that period of innovation.

Not forgetting a bit of Taylor as well.

Malcolm, on some rights from Campbell Brothers Surfboards on Vimeo.

Taylor Knox - 5 Fin Bonzer - Mexico from Campbell Brothers Surfboards on Vimeo.

The Functional Art of Paipo Glide

I'm stoked to have my first article published in The Surfers Path. The article that is in the current edition of the magazine is about Andy Bick and his Paipo Glide boards. Andy is a very creative individual who has followed his own path in making wooden prone ridden paipo boards. Rather than following the latest fad, he is inspired by history, sustainability and his search for speed and glide in the water.

See the latest TSP and Andy’s webpage for more.

http://paipoglide.com/default.aspx
http://surferspath.mpora.com/

Big Beards and Big Adventures

Ecletica @ On The Rocks Bar, Newquay

If you are in Newquay this Saturday and want to get your freak on but don't appreciate the rich diversity of stag party fancy dress that is normally found around these parts, then you should get yourself over to On The Rocks for 'Eclectica'. Saturday will be the inauguration of this new monthly event featuring music from across decades and genres.

So, here are a dozen delights you might hear on the night:
Straight to Hell –The Clash
Puff the Magic Dragon – Songs for the Young at Heart, featuring bonnie prince Billy plus Red
Let's Go Surfing – The Drums
Memphis Soul Stew – king Curtis
Close to Me – The Cure
Bumblebee – Stereoscope Jerk Explosion
The Broomstick – Sly Players
Yes Sir' I Can Boogie – Baccarat
New morning – Todd Terje
Misdemeanour – The CB's
Conspiracy – The Higsons
Maybelline – Chuck Berry

The rest of this summers dates are 12^th June, 17th July and 28^th August.

Bonzer Euro Tour 2010

This Spring Malcolm will be heading to Europe for an extensive shaping tour.

• Portugal :: May 13 – 22
  
• France :: May 24 – June 3
  
• England :: late June through mid July

Conact Info

• UK contact Guy Penwarden at houseofbonzer@hotmail.com
  
• Portugal and Spain contact Manila Surfboard Design at manilasb@hotmail.com
  
• France contact UWL Surfboards at contact@uwl-workshop.com
  

For more info check http://bonzer5.com/topic/news/ or have look at my interview with Malcolm from last Autumn on Drift @ http://www.driftsurfing.eu/surf_article.asp?ID=1843.

Rob Machado, Chile from Campbell Brothers Surfboards on Vimeo.